diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 816882c..38e8d79 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
 AC_PROG_AWK
+AM_PATH_PYTHON([2.7],
+    [AC_SUBST([PYTHON], [echo "$PYTHON"])],
+    [AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find python-2.7 installed...python-2.7 is required])])
 
 # Checks for libraries.
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SDBUSPLUS], [sdbusplus],, AC_MSG_ERROR(["Requires sdbusplus package."]))